eRecyclingCorps offers a comprehensive solution to the growing issue of wireless device e-waste, by capturing these devices in large quantities, renewing them and offering them for reuse. This also facilitates affordable access to wireless technology to people around the world, often with limited means.

Go to direct to resource:

http://www.erecyclingcorps.com/

Contact person:

Contact form

Contact email:

http://www.erecyclingcorps.com/contact.aspx

Type of access:

open

Type of information available online:

project description, e-waste statistics

Developed by:

Center for Embedded Networked Sensing (CENS) at the University of California, Los Angeles, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, EDDMapS

Description:

Participants are invited to locate invasive species by making geo-tagged observations and taking photos to alert of the spread of habitat-destroying invasive plants and animals, using Android mobile phones or an online form. The identified species will be placed on public map and alert park rangers of the spread of these habitat-destroying invasives. The purpose of the What’s Invasive!

Go to direct to resource:

http://whatsinvasive.com

Contact person:

Contact form

Contact email:

http://whatsinvasive.com/index.php/about/support

Type of access:

open, registration required to participate

Type of information available online:

invasive species, data, photos, maps

Developed by:

University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, Chicago Botanic Garden, and College of Forestry and Conservation at the University of Montana

Description:

Project BudBurst is a national field campaign for citizen scientists designed to engage the public in the collection of important climate change data based on the timing of leafing and flowering of trees and flowers.